Yes it was. The information was coming in thick and fast and thankfully not something I have to deal with everyday, but I'm happy with the way I and my team got the information out to the public. Oh, I work in the media by the way. Don't hate me :frown:
Very close to Metropolis - hope they guys are OK there. One of them has been quoted in the media as a witness.
I was maybe half a mile away, and didn't hear or see a thing (I was just past Metropolis Pete, in Spring Gardens). Very sad.
I once had a helicopter pilot try to convince me that helicopters were safer than fixed wing because they take off and land at lower speeds Sounds like a very nasty incident that could have been a whole lot worse.
Friend of mine took a photo from his window and put it on FB this morning. You could only see some misty smoke, so I thought he was maybe just having a laugh (he's a bit of joker). Sadly not.
I don't hate you at all, you media person (!). Just give a balanced view. Integrity is not just about sales revenue.
I was just servicing the air con Nick. It was all over the radio yesterday. Apparently there had been previous warnings from locals and airspace users that the lamp had failed. St George's wharf is a very tall building, and the scaffold extends some way above it.
I should imagine someone will be facing a manslaughter charge then, especially as it had been reported already.
I doubt any anti collision lights would have been visible in that fog......but the investigation will determine what happened in due course.
The graphic I saw was that it was a 700+' crane boom that was hit, and that the crane might have been moving at the time. It seems bizarre to divert into a central London heliport, with all of its restrictions, when fog closes the primary destination. Surely somewhere else was available ? As you say Anth it will all come out in the investigation.
